[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Polk 4-23-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-04. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 17 Fire Company
- Ch 24 Historical Society
- Ch 35 Notary Services
- Ch 38 Officers and Employees
- Ch 49 Planning Commission
- Ch 57 Recreation Board
- Ch 61 Regional Planning
- Ch 66 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 80 Veterans' Memorial Commission
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 110 Alarm Systems
- Ch 120 Animals
- Ch 132 Boilers, Outdoor Wood-Fired
- Ch 138 Buildings, Dangerous
- Ch 151 Burning, Open
- Ch 170 Construction Standards
- Ch 181 Driveways
- Ch 190 Emergency Services Reimbursement
- Ch 202 Fire Insurance Escrow Accounts
- Ch 206 Fireworks
- Ch 216 Food Trucks
- Ch 242 Littering
- Ch 254 Moving Permits
- Ch 261 Nuisances
- Ch 275 Parks and Township Property
- Ch 296 Rental Property
- Ch 298 Rentals, Short-Term
- Ch 310 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 316 Signage Requirements for Streets and Buildings
- Ch 328 Solid Waste and Recycling
- Ch 345 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 350 Taxation
- Ch 370 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 380 Wells
- Ch 394 Yard Sales
- Ch 400 Zoning
- Ch 400 Art I General Provisions
- ยงย 400-101 Adoption; conflict with other provisions.
- ยงย 400-102 Title and short title.
- ยงย 400-103 Purpose.
- ยงย 400-104 Applicability.
- ยงย 400-105 Interpretation.
- ยงย 400-106 Severability.
- Ch 400 Art II Community Development Objectives and Goals
- ยงย 400-201 General community development objectives.
- ยงย 400-202 Comprehensive Plan.
- Ch 400 Art III Terminology
- ยงย 400-301 Word usage.
- ยงย 400-302 Terms, phrases and words not defined.
- ยงย 400-303 Definitions.
- Ch 400 Art IV District Regulations
- ยงย 400-401 Intermunicipal cooperation.
- ยงย 400-402 Designation of districts.
- ยงย 400-403 Official Zoning Map.
- ยงย 400-404 District boundaries.
- ยงย 400-405 District regulations.
- Ch 400 Art V Supplementary Regulations
- ยงย 400-501 Introduction.
- ยงย 400-502 Special requirements.
- ยงย 400-503 Unique lots, setbacks and building locations.
- ยงย 400-504 Accessory structures and uses.
- ยงย 400-505 Off-street parking and loading.
- ยงย 400-506 Street and road classification.
- Ch 400 Art VI Residential Standards
- ยงย 400-601 Conservation subdivision design.
- ยงย 400-602 Two-family dwellings.
- ยงย 400-603 Multifamily dwellings.
- ยงย 400-604 Conversion to dwellings.
- ยงย 400-605 Group homes.
- ยงย 400-606 Assisted-care dwelling unit for relative.
- ยงย 400-607 Size of dwellings.
- ยงย 400-608 Mobile homes.
- ยงย 400-609 Functional families.
- ยงย 400-610 Lot averaging.
- ยงย 400-611 Recreational cabins.
- ยงย 400-612 Recreational vehicles.
- Ch 400 Art VII Performance Standards and Environmental Protection
- ยงย 400-701 Design of commercial establishments and nonresidential uses.
- ยงย 400-702 Performance standards applicable to all uses in all districts.
- ยงย 400-703 Waste containers.
- ยงย 400-704 Environmental impact statement.
- ยงย 400-705 Special conservation standards.
- ยงย 400-706 Floodplain management.
- ยงย 400-707 Property line buffer areas.
- ยงย 400-708 Grading operations.
- ยงย 400-709 Traffic impact study (TIS).
- Ch 400 Art VIII Standards for Specific Uses
- ยงย 400-801 (Reserved)
- ยงย 400-802 Agriculture products processing and agricultural products processing for products raised on the premises.
- ยงย 400-803 Airports and heliports.
- ยงย 400-804 Amusement parks.
- ยงย 400-805 Animal husbandry and crop production.
- ยงย 400-806 Animals, keeping of.
- ยงย 400-807 Archery ranges, outdoor commercial.
- ยงย 400-808 Bed-and-breakfast establishments.
- ยงย 400-809 Bulk fuel storage facilities.
- ยงย 400-810 Concentrated animal feeding operations.
- ยงย 400-811 Commercial communication devices.
- ยงย 400-812 (Reserved)
- ยงย 400-813 Contractor yards.
- ยงย 400-814 through ยงย 400-817. (Reserved)
- ยงย 400-818 Flea markets, outdoor.
- ยงย 400-819 Forestry.
- ยงย 400-820 Gaming establishments.
- ยงย 400-821 Hotels, motels, and resorts.
- ยงย 400-822 (Reserved)
- ยงย 400-823 Junkyards.
- ยงย 400-824 through ยงย 400-825. (Reserved)
- ยงย 400-826 Large-scale retail/commercial land development.
- ยงย 400-827 Medical marijuana.
- ยงย 400-828 Mineral extraction.
- ยงย 400-829 through ยงย 400-840. (Reserved)
- ยงย 400-841 Self-storage facilities.
- ยงย 400-842 through ยงย 400-844. (Reserved)
- ยงย 400-845 Shopping centers, malls, and multiple occupant commercial buildings.
- ยงย 400-846 Slaughterhouses.
- ยงย 400-847 Solar power generation, commercial.
- ยงย 400-848 (Reserved)
- ยงย 400-849 Staging areas for equipment/materials.
- ยงย 400-850 Storage yards for forest products and minerals.
- ยงย 400-851 Swimming pool, commercial.
- ยงย 400-852 through ยงย 400-855. (Reserved)
- ยงย 400-856 Vehicle-related uses.
- Ch 400 Art IX Nonconformities
- ยงย 400-901 Purpose, applicability, registration, and continuation and change.
- ยงย 400-902 Definitions.
- ยงย 400-903 Nonconformities under development.
- ยงย 400-904 Nonconformities by variance.
- ยงย 400-905 Normal maintenance and repair activities.
- ยงย 400-906 Changes of nonconforming uses.
- ยงย 400-907 Extension of nonconforming uses.
- ยงย 400-908 Reconstruction.
- ยงย 400-909 Abandonment and reestablishment of nonconformities.
- ยงย 400-910 Alterations and expansions of nonconforming structures.
- ยงย 400-911 Use of nonconforming lots of record.
- ยงย 400-912 Review factors.
- Ch 400 Art X Ownership and Maintenance of Conservation Open Space, Open Land, Recreation Land, and Common Facilities
- ยงย 400-1001 Applicability.
- ยงย 400-1002 Purpose.
- ยงย 400-1003 Plan and legal documents.
- ยงย 400-1004 Use restriction.
- ยงย 400-1005 Development plan designations.
- ยงย 400-1006 Methods for use dedication and common area ownership and maintenance.
- ยงย 400-1007 Failure to preserve dedication of use and operation and maintenance of common area.
- Ch 400 Art XI Signs
- ยงย 400-1101 General.
- ยงย 400-1102 Definitions and interpretation.
- ยงย 400-1103 Procedures.
- ยงย 400-1104 General requirements.
- ยงย 400-1105 Temporary signs.
- ยงย 400-1106 Residential uses.
- ยงย 400-1107 Nonresidential uses in RR, R-1, R-2 and R-3 Districts.
- ยงย 400-1108 C and I Districts.
- ยงย 400-1109 Off-premises advertising signs and billboards.
- ยงย 400-1110 Electronic message signs.
- ยงย 400-1111 Nonconforming signs.
- ยงย 400-1112 Removal of certain signs.
- Ch 400 Art XII Administration
- ยงย 400-1201 Applicability.
- ยงย 400-1202 General procedure for permits.
- ยงย 400-1203 Permits and certificates.
- ยงย 400-1204 Fees.
- ยงย 400-1205 Zoning Officer.
- ยงย 400-1206 Zoning Hearing Board.
- ยงย 400-1207 Zoning Hearing Board; hearings and decisions.
- ยงย 400-1208 Variances.
- ยงย 400-1209 Conditional uses and special exceptions.
- ยงย 400-1210 (Reserved)
- ยงย 400-1211 Mediation.
- ยงย 400-1212 Time limits for appeals.
- ยงย 400-1213 Appeals to court and other administrative proceedings.
- ยงย 400-1214 Public utility exemptions.
- ยงย 400-1215 Limited Township exemption.
- ยงย 400-1216 Amendments.
- ยงย 400-1217 Violations.
- ยงย 400-1218 Remedies; violations and penalties.
- ยงย 400-1219 Liability.
- Appendix
- Ch A450 Street Ordinances and Resolutions
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
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